Silver in Malayalam
വെള്ളി (velli) is silver, both the metal and its grey white colour, and the same word is the Malayalam name of Friday. Jewellers in Kerala use it constantly alongside the word for gold.
Most common translation
Silver; the white precious metal used for ornaments and coins, the shiny grey colour of it; the same word also means Friday.
അവൾ ഒരു വെള്ളി മാല ഇട്ടു.
aval oru velli maala ittu.
She wore a silver chain.
All Malayalam words for “silver”
- വെള്ളി (velli) — Silver; the white precious metal used for ornaments and coins, the shiny grey colour of it; the same word also means Friday.
- ഹിരണ്യം (hiranyam) — Gold, golden, vessel, silver, wealth.
- രജത (rajatha) — Made of silver, pert. to silver, white.
രജത (rajatha) is the adjective, made of silver, at home in compounds and in writing, while ഹിരണ്യം (hiranyam) is primarily gold and wealth, with silver only a secondary sense.
Common questions
How do you say silver in Malayalam?
Use വെള്ളി (velli).
Why does the word also mean Friday?
The day is named after the planet associated with silver, so the one word does both jobs.